The word "hymen" is believed to be familiar to many people, accompanied by related words such as "first night", "chastity" and "hymen repair". In traditional ideas, the integrity of the hymen and the "seeing red" at the first night symbolize women's chastity. If the hymen is incomplete, it means that women are disorderly. This concept is of course ridiculous and pedantic to many people, but in fact, there are still many women who have hymen repair in order to seek "integrity". What is the hymen? Let's ask Professor Hu Kuikui, the chief physician of the Medical Beauty Center of Guangdong Maternal and Child Health Hospital, to explain it to us.

Hymen is meat? Hymen intact = virgin? Experts refute rumors

When it comes to private organizations such as hymen, many people will feel quite embarrassed, not to mention men, and even most women don't know what hymen is.

According to Professor Hu Kuikui, the hymen is a flaky tissue covering the vaginal opening. It is not a layer of meat, nor does it grow in the vagina as some people understand. "The position of the hymen is not in the vagina, but at the junction of the vagina and vestibule. It is a flaky tissue, usually in the form of a film with a hole in the center. Basically, every woman will have a hymen, but there are also very few women who are born without a hymen. "

It is precisely because of the special position of the hymen that it is easy to rupture and bleed because of sexual life, so some people regard it as an "ironclad proof" to judge whether women have had sexual behavior. But in Professor Hu Kuikui's view, this is the biggest misunderstanding of hymen.

"It is true that the hymen may rupture because of sexual behavior, but the reason for the rupture of the hymen is not just sexual behavior. Strenuous exercise, trauma, and irregular gynecological examination will all lead to hymen rupture, and even female congenital hymen insufficiency. On the other hand, sexual behavior does not necessarily lead to the rupture of hymen, and some women's hymen is loose and the hole is relatively large. Even if they have had sex, their hymen may remain intact. Therefore, it is very one-sided to define whether women have had sex only if the hymen is complete. "

Although many people in modern society don't care whether they are virgins or not, Professor Hu Kuikui admits that because some women still can't break through the shackles of feudal thought, a certain proportion of people in the department still consult and perform hymen repair surgery. What if there is no hole in the hymen? Minor surgery can solve troubles.

Some women have great psychological pressure because of the rupture and incompleteness of hymen, but at the same time, other women suffer and inconvenience because of hymen atresia, which is called hymen atresia.

Professor Hu Kuikui said that imperforate hymen is a congenital developmental malformation, which leads to imperforate hymen in women. "If there are no other deformities and diseases, these women will basically have normal menstruation, but because the hymen hole is closed, menstrual blood cannot be discharged in time. These patients will find that there is no menarche in adolescence, but at the same time the periodic pain in the lower abdomen is aggravated. Some patients can even touch the growing lump in the lower abdomen, which is actually menstrual blood that cannot be discharged. "

For this part of patients, Professor Hu Kuikui pointed out that the treatment method is also very simple, as long as the hymen atresia is cut, menstrual blood is discharged smoothly, abdominal pain and other problems can be solved.